充值 (chōng zhí) — to top up, to recharge (a card, account, etc.)

Definition

充值 (chōngzhí) means to add money to a prepaid account — a phone, transit card, or game balance. Contrast with 充电, which recharges a battery (or one's energy), not an account.

verb
to top upto recharge (a card, account, etc.)

Examples

  • 充值
    Wǒ de shǒu jī huà fèi kuài yòng wán le, xū yào chōng zhí.
    My phone credit is almost used up; I need to top up.
  • 充值
    Nǐ kě yǐ zài wǎng shàng gěi gōng jiāo kǎ chōng zhí.
    You can recharge your bus card online.
  • 充值
    Zhè ge yóu xì zhàng hào yǐ jīng chōng zhí guò le.
    This game account has already been topped up.

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